bandul

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bandul (“pendulum”), most likely ultimately from Latin pendulus. Doublet of bandol.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbandul/ [ˈban.dʊl]
  • Rhymes: -andul
  • Syllabification: ban‧dul

Noun

bandul (plural bandul-bandul)

  1. pendulum:
    1. (mechanics) body suspended from a fixed support
      Synonym: buaian
    2. a device made of a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely.
    3. a body suspended from a fixed support such that it freely swings back and forth under the influence of gravity.
  2. ballast, weight
    Synonyms: balas, pemberat
  3. swing (a type of hook with the arm more extended)
    1. a blow that is swung from bottom to top (especially in pencak silat)
  4. (mechanical engineering, dialect, Java) crankshaft
    Synonyms: aci engkol (Malay), kruk as, poros engkol

Derived terms

  • bandulan
  • membandul
  • pembandul
  • pembandulan
  • bandul fisis
  • bandul Foucault
  • bandul matematis

Further reading

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